5488. RB to Robert Eyres Landor

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 31, 176–177.

London. 19. Warwick Crescent,

Upper Westbourne Terrace.

Nov. 25. ’64.

Dear Sir,

In obedience to instructions from Miss Landor, I beg to say that I have engaged a Packer and got a Case made for the Pictures consigned to me—and that this Case was sent this morning to the Pershore Station of the Oxford & Worcester Railway—where you may at once obtain it. Every care was taken, of course, and I hope that the journey may be a safe one.

The Packer’s bill,—in obedience also to those instructions,—is herewith submitted to you. And the amount may be discharged by Post order to E. G. Hambling, [1] 9. Delamere Street, Paddington,—directly,—or the same enclosed to myself, just as is more convenient.

I congratulate myself on the opportunity which this letter gives me of assuring you, however unnecessarily, of the respect and regard of,

Dear Sir,

Yours very faithfully

Robert Browning–

Address: The / Revd Robert E. Landor, / Birlingham Rectory, / Pershore.

Publication: NL, p. 162.

Manuscript: Yale University.

1. Charles George Hambling (1820–78), builder.

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